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ELIAS A. PAINE, OF SUTTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent l'V'o. 78,229, dated M'ay 26, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHUTTLES.

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That I, ELIAS A.. PAINE, of Sutton, in the county of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shuttles n nd I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, which represents a longitudinal central section of a shuttle having my improvements applied thereto.

To enable those lskilled in the art'to which my invention belongs to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail. Y

In the drawings, the'body of the shuttle is lettered A, and the spindle B, the Vspindle Bvbeing hinged or pivoted to'the body ofthe shuttle, as shown at a. The lower 'part of the lread C of the spindle, from l to 2, is'V .made'concentric with the pivot a, while thc front part ot' `the head is cut away, as shown at 3.

The catch D, which holds the bobbin E, is fastened atits-rear end to the lever Zi, -which in turn is pvoted at c to the body of the shuttle. The rear end'of lever b'is forced out by a spiral spring, d, placed in a circular hole cut in the shuttle-wood, as indicated in the drawings. The front part of lever 6 is made in cam-form, as shown at 4 in the drawings. Y t The front hooked end e of the catch D enters the notchf of the bobbin, thereby holding the latter securely in place upon the spindle, while the shuttle is inu'se in the loom.

The operation is as follows: The operative, after the yarn has been woven from the bobbin, raises the spindle, as shown in red lines in the drawings, removes the empty bobbin, and puts cna full one, when the` spindle is turned back into the shuttle, the hooked end c ofthe catch D catching into the notchf of the bobbin,` where it is held by the pressure of spring d upon the rear end of lever Z, to which the rear of the catch is faste ened by a rivet, g. i

It will be observed that when spindle B is first raised, the point 1 of head C will strike against cam 4 of lever Z1, thereby'forcing out the front end of lever together with the hooked end c of the catch D from the notchf in the bobbin-head.`

It will also be observed that after point 1 of head C has passed the cam el, and released the'cateh from the bobbin-head, as before explained, but little, if any, .outward motion .is imparted to the front end of lever and' catch D by the subsequent and further 4elevationof the spindle, since the head C, from the point 1 to 2, is made upon a circle, or nearly so, the centre of which is-the axis of motion ofthe spindle.

By the above mode of combiningthe holding-device of the spindle and bobbin, a. quick mfotion is obtained for releasing tlfe catch from the bobbin-head, while the'subsequcnt outward motion of the spindle occasions but little wear or friction of the parts, sincevthc cam d, during the latter part of the said operation, presses upon the circular part from 1 to 2 of head C.

vAs cam 4 is arranged to press upon the part l of head C, which is back ot' the centre. of motion of the spindle, the latter is held, by the action of the spiral spring, in the proper position to support the bobbin during' the operation of weaving.

The slot in the shuttle-wood is so cut that the wood is struck by the back part t of the head C ofthe spindle whenl the latteris in the position shown in 'dark lines in the drawings.

Again, by the combination f the catcl1" with the lever t, as shown, the front end of lever b will always be forced in against the point 1 of the head C, even though the point e ot"the` catch is arrested by the bobbin Ahead, since there is considerable elasticity or spring tothe catch, which can be made quite thin, as its onlyr function is-to hold the bobbin in place. Y y

All the parts for holding both the spindle and bobbin are arranged upon one side of the shuttle, and in a compact form, no part being liable to get out of order or become displaoedf-featurcs which will commend themselves to all practical manufacturers.

In case the shuttle is to be used for weaving with cops, a cop-spindle being used, the catch may be left off,

all that is necessary in such cases being to hold thespindle properly in place, which can be effected by the lever b, applied :is shown in the drawings. 1

Having described my improved shuttle, what I claim therein as new and olf my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I The combination with the spindle-head, formed between the points 1 and 2 and the peints l end 3, in the manner specied, of the lever b and 'its cam 4, and the spring for actuating said lever, with or without the bobbinholding catch, the said parts being constructed and arranged for operation as herein shown and set forth.

ELIAS A. PAINE. Witnesses: THos. H. DODGE,

D. L. MILLER. 

